What color is #8E8065?

#8E8065 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8065?

The RGB value is 142, 128, 101: 142 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8065?

The complementary color is #65738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8065?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8065 color

#8E8065 rgb(142, 128, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E8065 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 50.2% green and 39.6% blue (142, 128, 101).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#8E8065 color codes

HEX	`#8E8065`
RGB	`rgb(142, 128, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 50.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.16, 0.91, 16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.16, 16.65, 86.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.224, 22.129, 15.463)`
Decimal	`9338981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8065, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8E8065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8E8065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8065; }
.text { color: #8e8065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 128 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8065, #888e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8065?: #8E8065 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8065?: The RGB value is 142, 128, 101: 142 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8065?: The complementary color is #65738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8065?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.